VIsualize this!

JASON TOAL & marie bartlett - OPen LEarning

May 26, 2021

The Basics Visual Language

From Essentials of Visual Language

Dear data

http://www.stefanieposavec.com/dear-data

VIsual Thinking formats

• Diagrams

• Charts

• Infographics

• Maps

Visual Analogies

The key to  communicating visually is finding ubiquitous visual symbols that need no verbal explanation.

How to find the best visual analogy?

Follow there 5 principles:

1. It looks familiar to most of people

2. It has a structure

3. It matches your narrative’s structure

4. It is visible (something that can be seen)

5. It is visual (something that is easy to see)

The work of Edward Tufte

Charles Joseph Minard's Carte Figurative illustrates facts related to French Invasion of Russia1812.

History of nordic languages from Minna Sundberg.

Old World

Language Families

http://visualizationuniverse.com/

sketchnote resources

storyboard templates

video